I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.

Nixon had some large achievements in foreign affairs. They will be remembered. But a president probably gets remembered for one thing, and Watergate will head the Nixon list, I suspect.

When you practice reporting for as long as I have, you keep yourself at a distance from True Believers. Either conservatives or liberals or Democrats or Republicans.

They need to review this secret world. We have an incredibly powerful government that gets on automatic pilot.

The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals.

Reporters may believe they control the story, but the story always controls the reporters.

If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.